Ionian/Dorian/Lydian? WTF are modes?

AI just does what the meat robots do :laughing:

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The way I usually put this is that learning and getting a feeling for what specific intervals sound like is more important than memorizing any mode beyond Ionian and Aeolian.

You could even get away without memorizing those two I guess, but since 95% or so of modern music is in either a standard major or minor key, they are useful to memorize. And on bass or guitar it is very easy.

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